The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS,

TIE Cosmopolitan for February: The
present installment OF "Signor To-" by
the foremost Italian novelist, Saliva
tore Fsrins, is particularly delightful,
showing how Mr.. 10 resolved to get
married again. Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
Susan Hartley and Frank Dempster
Sherman contribute charming poems.
Mr.. Arnold Burgess johnson, the
Chief OF the Lighthouse Bureau, con-
tributes an unconventional and hu-
morous tale Of the lighthouse service;
it is entitled, "Mr. Olegg's Very Mys-
terious Disappearance" Mrs. Kath.
arine B. Foot's story, entitled, "Tne
Bundle That -" is as perplexing
and fascinating as the famous fifteen
puzzle. "The Little Orphan" is a
powerful and path etc sketch by The
odore Dostoivsky, the great Russian
novelist. "The Story of Bertha" by
Guy de Maupasssnt, is a very peculiar
tale by one Of the foremost French
writers.
WHEN President McCosh, OF Prince
ton, says the Midwinter Century, was
candidate for the professorship Of
mental science in Queens College,
Belfast, some friends sent COPY OF
his frat book, The Method Of the Divine
Government, to Lord Clarendon. That
eminently practical statesman has left
on record that he spent the night in
reading the book and gave the ap.
pointment to its author the following
day. This was the occasion of those
scornful lines of Master MolloY Mo-
lony, which Thackeray preserved for
us:
"As think of the insult that's done to this
Red tears of rivinEe from my faytures l
And uphold in this pOme to the worlds de-
The sleeves that appointed Prof. MssCOsh.
sit thus that you praych mel
think all your Queens Universities Dosh +;
And if you've no neetive professor to taych
Iscawurn to be learned BY the Saxon Nc
Gosh"
The SWISS Cross, OF which the Feb.
ruary number has just arrived, i'm
proves upon acquaintance, and makes
good it's claim that thoroughly scien-
tific mag zine may be 30 published as
to be highly attractive to unscienti fiC
readers. The number opens with a
charmingly simple article from the
pen of Ernest Ingersoll, discussing the
subject OF Beads of Dew. The phe-
nomena attending the gathering Of
dew are finely described. This
is followed by a timely tribute to
"The Nestor of American Naturalist, u
DR.. Isaac Lea, of Philadelphia, whose
death trsnspired but few weeks ago,
Another chapter is furnished to the
story OF "Eatly Man in America" and
also q second installment OF Mr.. Bal.
lsrd's discussion OF "Water Crystals. y
A series of articles on "Rivers and
River Valleys" by Alexander Ram
sey, is begun and promises to be O
great interest. The magazine aboundi
in entertaining short articles and the
illustrations are worthy OF especia
praise.
Mr.. LEE MRRIwETHER, formerly o
this city, but now of st. Louis, who
made not long ago tramp triI
abroad, has just published his expert
ences in a IL mo. volume of 276 pages
which the Harpers sell at 81 25. Tn,
book is wholly unconventional anc
fresh. Travelling sfoot, and deter
mined to see the people and country
face to face at the least possible cost
Mr.. Meriwether's movements are ire,
and full of inciden,, and they are de
scribed with a crisp minuteness, sea
soned with gay or quiet humor, tina
is very engaging. To see how tn
common people live, to be admitted
to the houses Of the peasantry, to hav
some hair breadth escapes, SOM
amusing adventures and some rathe
embarrassing experiences, were all in
cluded in the Tramp Trip. The tram
extended over Italy, Switzerland, Ba
varia, Prussia, Austria, Hun1a'y, Ser
via, Turkey ia Europe and Russia, ant
is brimful of brief and novel sketche
of the people of those countries and o
their characteristics, social, industris
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